Dunlop Crybaby

A no-brianer. Doesn't get much easier than an on/off switch and a rocker pedal. Scrimped on the features, but man, it's easy as pie to use.

Very good vintage wah. Gets that nice thick "white room" wah to the t. Not very versitile, but what it does, it does well enough.

Seems dependable.

never dealt with dunlop

I play blues with a little bit of classic/acid rock. For all that I need the wah (which aint often) it does the job pretty well. Now it aint perfect, I know, and it's pretty static as far as differing tones and whatnot, but seriously, I'd like to see all of you who say this pedal is trash make a wah that works. It isn't great, but seriously, it isn't that bad!

A monkey could use it.

Well, I run a clapton strat into it, to a dl4, into a dynacomp,into my mesa and get some good sounds. I notice that all the reviewers that have played along time (10 plus years) usually give this pedal a 1-6, opting for the higher priced boutique pedals. On the other hand, most beginners (1-5 years) rate this pedal rather high. I've played 8 years and have gotten to the point to where my ears are very developed but not to the point of a 15+ player (pro/semi-pro). Anyway, this is a good inexpensive pedal. It gives the classic wah tones and adds some colorful filtering effects to your sound. Like in the sixties, it does suck on your tone and dulls it up, just like on band of gypsies or white room(and i don't care if it's a vox or crybaby they both do the same thing). To be honest I'm going to invest in a fulltone or a 535Q because I'd like true-bypass. In the meantime the crybaby is doing a fine job.

It crackles and pops and sometimes really screws with the sound, but cleaning it now and again helps. Live it has done fine.

It's a cool little pedal with a good vibe and some flaws, but anything I've ever owned I could say the same thing about. If you have really picky ears look elsewhere, but for the the most part it wahs and wahs and wahs.........

Aaaa. Im not going to answer this.

First off. BEGINERS LOOK HERE. Take my word Ive toured all over the US and in other countries. Half the problem with tone on this page is Your puting your wha in the WRONG PLACE! Unless your going for a special effect, Wah's ALWAYS go before the distortion. the Reason....you wanna distort the wah'ed signal not wah the distorted signal. Why? Wah'ing the distorted signal acts like a gain filter and filters out frequencies. When in the bass possition it will sound like it sucked gain and volume. in the treble position, it will sound very peircing and loud and noisy. Now, distorting the wah signal is what you want becouse your wah is wah'ing the clean signal from your guitar and will effect all frequenceis evenly and filter pregain. If you dont belive me try it. Or better yet look at the BOSS effects manual they put out to show off thier line. they give a chart of were you should put stuf generally. Wah is always first!

That being said, Im a Vox user and I dont like the Crybaby. Ive taken both units apart as I am qualified to do repairs like that and Ive seen that not only is Vox built better, it uses better components and the way they configure thier circuits will always win over the way dunlops crybaby does it. For some reason Crybaby has been linked to everybody even though everybodys always used Voxs. Can you name a guitar hero whos used a Crybaby? Dont say Hendrix. Hendrix used Voxs and had Crybabys specilly built. Its not Satriani Vai page etc although theyve been linked to crybabys for some reason.

Ive never had a problem but just about everything else that Dunlop makes now a days has a funny way not working all the sudden. If you think I dont know what im talking about its becouse you havnt owned many Dunlop effects, play in your bedroom and get no real use from gear, or have just plain been lucky with your boxes. Ive butted heads many times with Dunlop especially over Uni-Vibes (which seem to suffer from a scourge of bad manufacturing leading to many people eventually winding up with 250$ paper weights) and the Heil Boxes.

Ill put it this way, most of the time when one of thier products stops working for some reason? they dont even acknowledge you. The time i did get a reply and a conversation was over my UniVibe. I bought it for studio use, used it once, put it in a nice safe clean place in storage. Next studio trip, i grab my UniVibe recorded a few takes with it and then, nothing. They fixed it for free. Got it back, one day, then nothing. Sent it back for repair (and 60$) got it back, nothing at all. Thier responce, must be your fault. I wanted a new one but i guess from lookin at the review page for UniVibes, if they gave a new one for everyone that tanked for no reason, theyd be outa business. So I dont think much of thier service.

I cant rely on thier products live. i do love some of thier boxes but they just arent relyable and Dunlop isnt helpfukk at all.

Easy...plug in. Rock back and forth. Enjoy sound.

Best wah on the market....and to the dumbass named Doug who posted a few spaces down saying he couldn't hear the effect when he used his friends.....It's called an effects loop retard. If you used anything in the amp like distortion you should realize as a human that the gain etc. is effecting the guitar line completely. In fact that's why amplifiers have loops to begin with. Anyway....The pedal sounds great. Dunlop kills all the other companies.

I use it live all the time. Really reliable. I think "Doug" just got stoned and tried to make his own wah and thought all along he bought one....

Never dealt with them

If it wers stolen I'd track down the f*ck that took it and slice his neck off...I love this pedal

This is a beast of a pedal. You can rock 'n' roll all night with this baby. Ooh mama. Suh-weet soundin' piece of equipment. Just plug the sucker in and you're ready, Jim!

I'm using an epiphone guitty right now runnin' it through a vintage Danelectro amp with the tremolo all the way up. This crybaby always brings out the best of it.

This guy is built like a 1950 chevy hot rod-very well. I play in a funk/country group and use this all the time with no means of a backup.

Never dealt with these cats, but I'm sure they're hip as can be.

I mainly play vintage funk and, whooo-wee, does this baby rock! My kind of pedal! I love this thang. Little D can't get enough of me when I flip the switch.

Easy as 123,youd have to be a idiot not to figure how to use this pedal.

I have a RG120 -Dunlop crybaby-Ibanez SM7 (smash box)-Danelectro Flanger-Ibanez DE7(DELAY & Echo) going inot a Crate Gfx15.I dont know why people are bashing this pedal, its still the best wah ive heard.I previously had a Morely Wah(not the bad horsie,i hate the springboard) and is was Crap!Traded it in for a Crybaby and never regreted it!Must be the difference in Electro-optic circuitry and Hot potz,but thats my take on it.I love how this pedal sounds through my setup!I got one because my favorite guitarist ,Tom Morello of RATM has one and I was Easily able to duplicate his Wah sound,especialy on "bulls on parade."Ive also used it to do Metallica solos,such as the "wherever i may Roam" one and it worked great!I also use it as a volume boost>All in all,i loved the sound!

This thing is built tough!I was playing with it and didnt notice the cable was under it and it completely bent it without a scratch on it!Ive never had a problem with the on/off switch and im alwas able to put turn it on with ease(those who complain that its difficult must be tooth picks).I dont think ill ever need a backup for it,it looks like it can take a good beating=)

Nver dealt with them.

Ive been playing for over a year and play mostly Thrash metal and Hard rock.If it were stolen,id definatly buy a new one,but probably a 535 or 95Q crybaby.I love how many sounds you can get out of this thing!Ive recently learned how to use it as a filter ala"Rusty cage" by sound Garden or the solo from"fade to balck" by metallica.I use it along with my Delay pedal and get all sorts of freaky effects.Dont use it much for punk,but adds a nice effect when you pick slide(sorta like the sound of the pick slide from "Crazy train" by Ozzy).It just expanded my horizen on what i could do musicly and i think it is a crucial element in a Guitarists effect army.

Just wanted to give a word of warning--my buddy and I both have crybabies. They have the same model. Mine sounds great, his is really flat and crappy sounding. Opened them up and... they have completely different circuits! His is 12 years old, mine is 6. weird.

Plug it in and rock back-n-forth! Fun!

Not bad, just short of great.I use a Carvin DC200 guitar with 10 gauge strings. My Les Paul Standard is my back up (the Carvin is that good),Ernie Ball Mono volume, a Tube Screamer with my Dunlop. I use a Rocktron Replitone 212 for an amp.All those "anonymous" reviewers out there need to record with a wah pedal to tell how much the wah adds apperently. I like my wah!

Another one that makes me scratch, I've had mine since about 1985 or so and the only thing that ever goes weird on mine is the nuts on the jacks.I get out my wrench and soon I'm slayin' em again! By the way, I took off the rubber stoppers under the rocker pedal for easy on/off and a wider sweep.

Never had to deal with them.But you can see me at:Bilvis.Homestead.com. (NO WWW)

I play Rock & Roll. Not trendy crap either! Yes I would buy another one, but I haven't needed to. It is my "Tonto", ,my "Robin", my sidekick that I do not do without.

So easy to use tha even a one legged man might figure it out. No need for a manual. Plug in, wail.

This sucker is not true bypass and can really suck the tone out of your guitar. It is a great throw away pedal. If you can't afford anything else, fine. It isn't horrible, it just aint so great either.

These things are pieces of frigging s**t. I bought 1 in 1995 and it died in 1996. I then bought another one in 2000 and it died 8 months later. What went wrong ? The pedals could no longer be turned on with the foot mechanism. They have to be turned on by hand--which renders it frigging useless. I then borrowed 1 from a friend of mine for a gig and his unit didn't wah--just modified your tone but no wah when you moved the foot pedal. I do not abuse musical gear. I spend too much time enjoying my music to disrespect my equipment. Yet I have had 2 Cry Baby's die on me. Take my advice---dont buy this pedal. I have sent Dunlop several emails about repairing my units and have never gotten a reply. These things are the Yugo of wah wah pedals.

I emailed multiple times without ever receiving a reply.

This pedal sucks and so does Dunlop. Why did Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton play these ? Simple answer---they were on heroin. You would have to be rocked out of your mind to buy this pedal. Get a Vox or a Fulltone. Sorry Jim Dunlop, but I would not use another one of these pedals if Jimi Hendrix crawled out his grave and delivered it to me.

For all you idiots (of beginners) out there, here is how to use it:
Step 1: Plug it in
Step 2: Play
If you need to read the manual, you should be commited.

It tries to sound like a Vox, and sounds close, but it's a piece of shit!! Don't even consider getting it. Sounds decent, but not too great with heavy distortion. Too muddy-then too nasal. Sounds like a volume pedal, not a wah.

When my first one broke, I thought it was coincidence, but when my second one broke, I was really pissed off. Dont think that I abuse my pedals, for I love each one and keep them on a pedalboard 24/7. If you look in the back of music stores that sell these, you will notice that they have piles of broken ones. Dunlop uses shitty materials, and makes one really crappy product. If you even think of getting one, shove you guitar up your own ass and run to the hospital to distract yourself. If i could, i would give it a 0.

When my first one broke, Guitar Center sent it to Dunlap for free, and they sent me a brand new one. But when my second one broke, Guitar Center didn't do jack shit, and repair replaces want to charge $50 to fix it. I told them to eat shit (cause' it cost $60 new)

I have been playing since I was ten, and this is the only pedal that has ever broken on me. I play all styles of music, but most of the stuff I write sounds like a cross between Creed and Weezer (no clue why!). I use a Strat and a good amp. If it were stolen, I would send to guy who stole a thank-you letter and then laugh my ass off thinking of him trying to use the broken peice of shit. I would take one if they gave them away free. Total waste of money.

Easy to use when rocking it back and forth to create the wah sound, but forget about switching it on/off with your foot. You have to reach underneath the pedal and do it by hand as it requires too much pressure to do it by foot. If you want to turn it on/off by foot then you pactically have to jump on the thing from geat heights as the pieces of rubber on the pedal are too stiff. This is absolutely ridiculous. Fix the problem Dunlop, you've been making these for too many years now, you have no excuse for not rectifying this problem.

I have problems with this thing making horrible buzzing sounds in the treble position. It never used to make this noise but I guess the pot has worn out. I think Dunlop must be using very cheap components here, as I have only owned the pedal for two years and I hardly ever use it. The problem developed after about 6 months into owning it, and I never used it much.

When it did work properly however, I still was not satisfied with the sound is it has a loud, crisp high end (treble), but a quiet, unclear low end.

I was using this with a cheap strat replica, so the cheap single coils in this guitar may have contributed to the buzzing sound.

This pedal is not worthy of using at a gig, period. Not even as a backup pedal.

Never dealt with them.

There are better pedals out there for the money. But next time I'll get something in a different league.

The only other wah I've had the opportunity to play properly is a Morley (satriani model) and even though it is $100 more than the crybaby, it is actually worse. It was spring loaded, which sucks as you can leave it at the half-way point. It also had a feature that only makes it turn on when rocked. At least the crybaby isn't made like that. so be careful, and try before you buy, not like I did.

Judge for yourself, take one look at a crybaby from the inside and you'll see that there's fuck all componentry inside it, and take one look on the outside and you'll see that the quality of the rubber moulding on the grip is nothing short the type of finish you'd expect to see 500 years ago. You might say "who cares, its just the rubber" but This is just an example of the type of pathetic workmanship that goes into making these pedals, and how easily you can be ripped off for a product that doesn't perform the way it should.

I don't know how Dunlop can justify the the ridiculous price. There is no need to be designing things this bad anymore - Wake up dunlop, this the new millenium. As an amateur guitarist who's been playing for 10 years, and as a professional product designer, I think I have the right say to those of you in the market for a wah pedal:

DO NOT WASTE YOU MONEY ON THIS PRODUCT.

Very easy to use. Just one on/off switch and a rocking petal.

I love the sound of this thing. All of my guitars have bridge humbuckers and that's all I use with this petal. I also have two Marshall amps one solid state and one Triple super lead 60 watt tube/valve amp. The Crybaby sounds great with both amps. One of my guitars has an EMG 81 pickup in it and it also sounds great with it. It souns good clean or with a lot of distortion. This petal is smooth as silk. I'm very happy I bought it. I heard Lita Ford playing a wah wah on "Black Leather" from "Little Lost Girls" by the Runaways and I had to get one. I wanted this version because when you take your foot off the petal it's still engaged and you can get a kind of a scooped out/boosted sound with it when you do. Also I didn't want the petal to have too many circuits added to it because these tend to add resistance to the signal and cut tone. When you turn this thing on it's like instant Jimi Hendrix! It's a very cool, awesome sounding petal, and very expressive. I've read that Vox invented the wah wah but I believe that the Crybaby was probably an improvement on the Vox design.

I don't know how reliable it is, I just got it a week ago. I'll just try to take care of it. I hope it lasts a long time. It seems very solid.

I haven't dealt with the company. The petal does have a warranty.

I play rock and metal and this petal sounds great for both of them.

A very simple pedal. No onboard controls, input and output for instrument etc. A doddle to use. A pretty standard pedal that's simply a classic!

Well I bought this pedal secondhand from Curly Music and for a good while it was great! But for the last few months I have experiences terrible noise interference when using it. I wouldn't recommend to anyone to buy secondhand stompboxes/effects units as they'll wear out quickly! The sound was pretty great for about a year and it's easy to coaxe Clapton/Hendrix sounds out of it. I play it into a Fender 1965 Reissue Twin Reverb and it really holds up.

As I said, this pedal was bought secondhand, but I've used it live 4 times and it's easily reliable, even for a second hand wah! (Or should that be a 'second 'foot' wah!)

I played this pedal extensively through my '65 Twin Reverb with many guitars such as Strats, Teles and a Gibson 335. It pretty much matches up to any sound you like! I think i'll buy a new one soon though.....!

It's a wah.

The Dunlop reissue is not as good as the old Thomas Organ Cry Baby. The sound is not as vocal as the Vox V-847 reissue. It does have more treble sting at the frontmost position, but in general, the sound range is smaller and less vocal than other wahs.

This is where it gets sticky. I killed two of these before I got the Fulltone. Unlike the V-847 or the Fulltone, the jacks connect directly to the circuit board. They were stripped out, always coming loose. I thought about expoxying them together, but that's permanent; trouble if anything else ever goes wrong. It did, the wah effect eventually died, and I scrapped the pedal. Not worth fixing. Another thing, people claim these are "built of steel," but they are really cast-zinc housings with thin aluminum bottom plates. They can and will crack; the bottom plate screws are small and take the weight of your foot when you stomp. The screws can and do break or strip out and then you're screwed. The potentiometers get scratchy pretty soon, but replacements are widely available for about $25. I give it only a 4 because all these problems start to add up after a while, and the unit becomes unreliable.

Never tried.

There's a lesson here about pedals, particularly for new guitarists.

The Dunlop reissue cry-baby can be obtained on sale, brand new, from Mega Guitar Chains for $69 plus tax. It's tempting to treat these as throw-away pedals; when yours dies or starts to become troublesome, scrap it out and get a new one. If someone steals it, it's no great loss. It is not true bypass and WILL suck your tone, and may mess with the tone of fuzzes in your chain even when not on. Since the jacks are part of the PC board, you can't easily modify it for true-bypass with a dpdt switch.

For a bit more cash, maybe $40 or $50 more, you can get the Vox reissue. The Vox V-847 chrome-top reissue sounds better than the Dunlop, more vocal, although without the cry-baby "sting" at the fully depressed position. It is also not true-bypass but since the jacks are separate from the pc board (1) you can make it true-bypass, (2) the jacks are better in quality, (3) they won't fall apart like the pc-mount ones and (4)if you have jack trouble you can easily fix them with a Switchcraft replacement and they're good forever. It shares with the 'Baby the same cast-metal housing. The cry-baby has a 9v input jack whereas the Vox does not.

When my cry-baby died, I tried every wah in the store, including the V-847. It came down to Fulltone or Vox on sound. I settled on the Fulltone Clyde over the V-847, which was the runner-up at about $125 less. It sells for about $275, which, I know, is an awful lot of money to pay for a wah. Exactly four times what the Cry-Baby Dunlop sells for from Mega Geetar Chain. But I tell you, the Fulltone is everything the Cry-Baby ain't. True bypass, 9v jack, serious heavy-gauge formed and welded steel housing with powder epoxy paint job. The inside looks like something Boeing's subcontractors make for the 777. It sounded the best of all the wahs I tried after brutal a/b testing. It's built so well I can't imagine needing a backup. Sort of like the Vox, but more of everything the Vox is good at. Between the sound and construction, I think it was worth $125 more than the Vox.

The $69 cry-baby is tempting for new guitar players on a budget. You might get into one of these now and plan on getting a good one later. But I think if some budding guitarist asked me, I'd tell him, even if you work sacking groceries at $5.50 per hour, hold off, save your money, quit spending it on girls, and plunk down for the Fulltone. That way you get a supremely reliable unit that will sound awesome and last for maybe decades. New guitarists need to be aware that the bootique stuff isn't always the Holy Grail either, but it's better to invest in a few quality pedals that sound great and will last rather than cheapo reissues and stuff from the Far East or Mexico that costs Mega Guitar Chain $15 at the dock. Nobody was ever sorry they bought the best. Ask your friends that play in bands: Do they ever say, "Oooooh, I'm really sorry I bought this cool pedal when I coulda got a DOD Kiddie-metal for 79 bucks. I don't care that the one I got sounds fabulous, works great, is true-bypass, and really enhances my playing. I just think about the $130 I could have saved buying the cheapie generic every time I play, and want to cry." No. Nobody says that.

Dunlop really does make some cheesy, non true-bypass stuff. Read the reviews of some of his other offerings. I struggled with the Dunlop Roto-Vibe before I got into the Fulltone Dejavibe. Night and day. I'm not here to bash Dunlop, but be forewarned.

The Cry-baby gets a 4 because it will get you going for seventy bucks, but that's about all.

It's pretty clear: move your feet, that's all :) couldn't get easier

It's my only amp and it's perfect for me and my poor amp. Since I don't have a distortion box I have to use the amp's distortion and so the distortion is _after_ the wah, but I want it to be before.. so that's the only problem :)

I bought the pedal from United Arab Emirates, and I live in Finland, so I guess I won't take it to there for repair. 2 weeks after use the on/off-switch started to fuck with me, and I had to fix the thing that pushes the switch.. but now the switch works better because I don't have to push it so hard :)

It's good for my playing, but I guess it could be better. I think it's a good value :)

Pretty damn easy. Some people complain that you have to press down really hard to activate/deactivate the effect, but you can replace the small circular felt piece underneath the pedal that hits the switch with a piece of wood and it'll be much easier (if you don't want to do all that, tape a penny to it or something!).

My setup: Guitar -> Uni-vibe -> Memory Man -> Crybaby -> Amp
I've found that putting the Crybaby right before the amp is the quietest and best sounding. The effect sounds great, though I do hear some faint scratching and am thinking of replacing the pot (about $20). I haven't compared it to other wahs though.

I'd had numerous problems with this thing in the past: the action wasn't smooth, picked up radio sounds, scratchiness, the jacks were loose... but the good thing about the pedal is that it's very simple and all I had to do to get rid of all the problems is open it up and mess with it a lot. Now it works great. So I guess if you don't like tinkering with effects and just want something that works, this might not be the best toy for you.

Dunlop has a bad rep, but their website is pretty helpful (describes fixes to everything I mentioned above). I've also called them and talked to repair guys that were helpful and without having to wait on hold. The only bad thing is a non-warrany repair is $50 (compared to Electro-Harmonix which is $15).

It's fairly cheap, sounds good (when working properly), and is supposed to be the "real deal" (authentic vintage sound), so I give it the thumbs up! Still, if I were really picky about wahs I'd try out other ones...

If you can't figure out how to operate this, then you're a damn moron.

This pedal has a good classic wah sound to it, and no matter what your setup is (unless you have a crap-ass setup), you should be able to get some great sounds from it.

If the likes of Hendrix and Clapton could depend on these, then so can you. Hasn't given me a single problem yet.

Never dealt with them.

No matter what style you play, this pedal should be in your setup. It delivers that classic wah sound you're looking for...although I think Vox's wah pedals have a warmer sound to them. Either way, it's all in the ear of the beholder.

pretty straight forward, the only complaint is that you need to press the pedal with force to switch the pedal on/off

Not, too bad....i sorta wish that id tried other pedals before buying. I was choosing b/w a vox wah or this, i chose this cuz it had an adapter output. The tone is average, but the frequency sweep is too compact...the budwah is excellent but i cant get it at a good price in Australia

Solid as a rock, but the lead input has stuffed around a little bit now

N/A i should really ask about the lead input, but im too lazy

Good, no real complaints. You can modify it if you like a more warm and full tone by rotating the pod (i think thats what its called) but dont do it if you dont know how to do it

How Easy Could It Be? I've Had Mind For Over 1 1/2 Years and I'm Very Satisfied

I'm A 10 Year Old Guitarist From South Florida and I've Played With A Few Bands.My Setup Is A Squier Strat And An Epiphone Firebird VII With A TS-9 Tube Screamer,Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensamble Hooked Up To A '68 Fender Super Reverb or Crate GX-15R Amp.Try To Keep The Tube Screamer Down Cause You Could Get Some Annoying Feedback.

I Can Depend On This Pedal.It's Probably The Best Pedal I've Ever Had.

THIS IS A FLAT OUT EXCELLENT PEDAL!!!!!!!

How hard can it be? step on it and move your foot to and fro.

My setup is a Fender texas special strat with a red lace sensor in the tail position and a Marshall MG80RCD. The Wah from this pedal is the time proven funky wah we are all familiar with. It has remained (for the most part) unchanged. It is the standard.

Seems well built. I do not like the plastic mechanism with the grease all over it, but it does work. I guess it's some kind of "space-age nylon composite ergonomically impact resistant polymer" In a word, SHIT. I suspect it will last only breifly with moderate use. It has been solid thus far, so my complaint may be moot. I think for the coin these pedals command they could at least use metal.

I don't know, I hope I never do.

The sound is there, I can go from Clapton to goofy, Wicca, wicca, wow,wow funk in an instant. I love it. I just need to get my technique honed to take advantage of all I know it's capable of. I'm new to the wild world of wah, so time will tell. Buy it again? yeah, I suppose. The reviews here on the Morley offerings were not very inspiring. This Crybaby does it for me.

Man , very easy just use your foot and move it ,
I bought it 2nd hands ,so it didn't have a manual ,
and it actually starts easy to use but if you really want to do something special ,you won't just move it back ,forth ,back ,etc.
but you start to learn with you ear how it suits your stile ,
and actually this wah is perfect for all these styles out there.
but there are many ways to use it ,before distortion ,after distortion as a filter etc. but what i mean is the way you sweep , you can sweep it slowly , fast ,random ,accent your notes or licks ,and stuff , so if you want to use it in a good inspiring way ,
you should expiriment ,and not just wack it back and forth.

and some people below say that the switch is hard to push , if so ,you should put a piece of carton board or something on you switch,
to make it higher and so it is easyer to switch it on or off.

my setup is :
epiphone les paul(a bit noisy pickups)-\boss me-6 multi effects-\cry baby wah-\boston volume pedal-\peavey backstage 30

With my setup ,the pedle isn't noisy at all ,first it was though , cous my pott was old and scratchy ,but i replaced it and now it works like a charme!!

Iplay a lot of metallica ,hendrix ,oasis ,iron maiden ,and it suits all these bands perfect ,i like the high ends , the low ends ,everything is just great ,even the sweep range is good , before and after distortion .
and the higher i put my distortion ,the better it sounds ,
don't put your dstortion to weak though ,it will make the wah less contious of the distortion.
so if there are people out there who think their wah sounds bad,
you should just expiriment with it , other wise it might sound bad , and that's a shame for such a great pedal.

sometimes it just suits so perfectly with my distortion ,that it really mixes in great ,you can really hear it scream.
really cool

it is made of steal ,very reliable !!
i never had a problem with is so far ,
only the paint is starting to come off ,butt hey , who cares.
and the battery last really long ,in my case and i use the pedal every day a lot .

my pot was scratchy ,but that is natural ,
so i let a friend replace it .
now it sounds the same ,and that pot lasted really long ,couse i got it 2nd hand , and that man had already used it a lot ,and then i used it for a year ,and it started to scratch.

With the styles i play , like metallica etc. it really kickes all babys' asses!!
i would really buy a new one if it broke!!
i have been using it for 1,5 year now ,and it really rules.
and if u are a real metal fan , i suggest you bring in some more mids to make it sound fuller ,maybe bring the mids up to 5!!
I don't hate anything about it , it is the best effect in the world!!
I did compare it to the morley bad horsey wich also is a great pedal ,
but i still like this one more becouse the feel of it ,not only the sound but also the fact that it is made out of steel.
it really helps bringing more colour in your playing ,if you use it the right way ,i promise you you will like it!!

Hmm. Rock your foot back and forth......

I know people have been saying it buzzes and stuff, but mine has no problems, and i've used it for 2 years. It works great with distortion too. However at high volumes it gives a bit of feedback if you leave it in 1 position for too long.

I'd never use anything on a gig without a backup.
You can depend on it to an extent. You really need to make sure you press down the on/off switch, or it might not work properly.

Never needed them

I play metal and this is perfect for it. You can always get a great sound out of it, u just need to get used to it, and that takes time. It kicks any other wah's ass. The only thing i'd change is the switch. It needs to be easier to switch on and off, coz sometimes it gets caught in between.

Dirt simple. Doesn't require a ton of effort to turn it on/off. Wish I didn't have to remove the bottom plate to get at the battery!

Good when it works properly.

This is the most undependable pedal I have owned, except maybe for the Snarling Dogs Whine-O. Battery jack is shit. I'm assuming you have to clean this thing somehow because mines makes a horrible crackling sound when you rock back and forth. Don't buy one unless you like either fixing cheap pieces of crap or enjoy smashing things. I guess the $69.95 price should have told me somthing.

Didn't bother. Maybe the more expensive Crybaby's are a little better...

Don't buy one!!!

The easiest, without knobs, only on/off under the pedal. Sometimes on/off button is hard to press, but it's just OK.

I use with Fernandes & Fender strato guitar, Marshall & Rolling amps. Great wah, but noise will occure due to the treble boost. Best to use without distortion, or use it after distortions to get the strong wah sound but will increase the sound volume. Could be used to aprroach a little bit of Hammett, Slash wah, etc.

Good and rigid case. But after 5 years, "clack-clack" sound will occur. Seems like ash and dust are sticking in the pedal rotary and the grease was gone. I should add some grease again (i use car grease!) and it works good again. For keeping up it work well you should keep it in its box or often clean it after use it (your boots surely make it dirty).

Never dealt with them. I've ever dealt with Roland/Boss and they're friendly by sent me a manual. But I donno with Dunlop.

I play rock/metal/blues. Good sound from Crybaby that I got. I've been playing since 90. If it lost, I will cry with my own eyes because I have no money to buy again (now US$=Rp10000 so the price is 4x!!!) I love it because it's very simple. I hate a little because the sound's not a killer one. I wish the price of effects will decrease.

It's a wah pedal. Unless you have no legs, it shouldn't be a big deal.
The manual is totally lame and unnecessary. I don't know why, but Dunlop ships one of these wah manuals with every pedal they make (Fuzz Face, Phase 90 etc.) instead of a manual for the product that you actually purchased. Why? I hate Dunlop.

If the sound of cattle farting while wearing tight jeans rocks your world, this pedal will really put you in the ZONE. With all the good wha's out there on the market today, why anyone would bother with a standard Cry Baby is beyond me (I can only hope the more expensive Cry Baby models sound better).

The Cry Baby pedal I have is gutless with a super harsh high-end and a really tubby low-end. Sounds OK clean when I use it with the compressor from my Route 66 pedal, but not great. Sounds like shit with distortion both before and after the distortion/fuzz/overdrive pedal.

Do yourself a favor. Save the pennies and go buy a good wah. In the long run you will be better off if you plan to use it regularly.

Its sturdy. I don't use it so it should last forever. I'll probably take it out of commission by getting it modded with the RMC1 mod rather than sell it to some poor sap.

Never had to deal with them. Hopefully It's better than their product.

I'd rather have a rectal exam from a proctologist named Dr. Fisto than use this piece of crap. What lame excuse for a wah.